It is hard to do anything when your sick except take it easy. If you don't need to work because of obligations like I do then no problem. However, self determination then becomes the question if you don't feel the consequences of not getting motivated. This can cause debilitation and feeling debilitated frustration follows. When frustrated then avoidance follows. Then pretty soon endless time passes. How I think about this is that it is really hard to get things restarted once the engine gets cold so it is best to always at least keep the engine on idle. I see the beginning of an article idea.
I'm having the opposite issue......after my son visited here, I got Covid and hadn't done anything in the studio, I thought that maybe I just needed a break which I sometimes take after I finish some pieces. But then all that turned into a couple of months of not working in the studio, then the hurricane, some depression and other issues came about. I'm a procrastinator by habit. I'm not too worried, but on the other hand.......I am concerned at why I'm not anxious to get back in there and create art. I'm a mess.
Hi Annette, all of the articles this week are inspired by your comment and my response to it above. As I said, 'I see the beginning of an article'. As far as messes go, I started out as a huge mess. My messiness was always a problem. My mom once told me 'Why don't you clean up after yourself? I said, 'I guess because the mess doesn't bother me.' and she said, 'Teach yourself to be bothered by it.' I have been working on that over the years. Once I get busy on something I don't notice anything else and I seem to always be busy on something. I have gotten better in recent years. I actually do keep things in pretty good order at this point. But I could still do a lot better at it.
Your mom is/was(?) a wise woman. I'll have these rare bursts of needing to clean up the messes and I feel better afterwards. Today I had a breakthrough........I tore myself away from the desktop (an addiction) and went into the studio and got lost in the zone creating a pretty wonderful piece. I was anxious to get as much done as I could with the piece yet should've given it more time and not be impatient with it so as a result I screwed up but was able to fix any goofs. I worried I had lost 'it' but once I was in there and was in that lovely zone where time isn't normal, I found that 'it' and it felt so damn good. Love your articles; love your collages.
Wow, 90! You're mom is a remarkable woman and how fortunate you are that she's still here! Thanks. Feels great to be back after a long absence in the studio.
It is hard to do anything when your sick except take it easy. If you don't need to work because of obligations like I do then no problem. However, self determination then becomes the question if you don't feel the consequences of not getting motivated. This can cause debilitation and feeling debilitated frustration follows. When frustrated then avoidance follows. Then pretty soon endless time passes. How I think about this is that it is really hard to get things restarted once the engine gets cold so it is best to always at least keep the engine on idle. I see the beginning of an article idea.
I'm having the opposite issue......after my son visited here, I got Covid and hadn't done anything in the studio, I thought that maybe I just needed a break which I sometimes take after I finish some pieces. But then all that turned into a couple of months of not working in the studio, then the hurricane, some depression and other issues came about. I'm a procrastinator by habit. I'm not too worried, but on the other hand.......I am concerned at why I'm not anxious to get back in there and create art. I'm a mess.
Hi Annette, all of the articles this week are inspired by your comment and my response to it above. As I said, 'I see the beginning of an article'. As far as messes go, I started out as a huge mess. My messiness was always a problem. My mom once told me 'Why don't you clean up after yourself? I said, 'I guess because the mess doesn't bother me.' and she said, 'Teach yourself to be bothered by it.' I have been working on that over the years. Once I get busy on something I don't notice anything else and I seem to always be busy on something. I have gotten better in recent years. I actually do keep things in pretty good order at this point. But I could still do a lot better at it.
Your mom is/was(?) a wise woman. I'll have these rare bursts of needing to clean up the messes and I feel better afterwards. Today I had a breakthrough........I tore myself away from the desktop (an addiction) and went into the studio and got lost in the zone creating a pretty wonderful piece. I was anxious to get as much done as I could with the piece yet should've given it more time and not be impatient with it so as a result I screwed up but was able to fix any goofs. I worried I had lost 'it' but once I was in there and was in that lovely zone where time isn't normal, I found that 'it' and it felt so damn good. Love your articles; love your collages.
My mom lives in Saint Louis, MO and is turning 90 this year in early December. She is still kicking! Congrats on getting back in the studio!
Wow, 90! You're mom is a remarkable woman and how fortunate you are that she's still here! Thanks. Feels great to be back after a long absence in the studio.